Edition: 52 July 2015Royal Life Saving NTKicking Back Newsletter

Patron: His Honour the Honourable John Hardy OAMAdministrator of the Northern TerritoryPresident : Randall Cook

Telephone: 08 8927 0400Fax: 08 8927 2633Email: ntadmin@rlssa.org.au

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Executive Director Floss Roberts attended the City of Darwin Community Grants presentation on the 10th of July. Royal Life Saving NT received funding to launch an Aquatic exercise program for all age groups, called “WETS”. Thanks to Acting Lord Mayor Kate Worden and the City of Darwin for enabling us to provide this community program.

Royal Life Saving is dedicated to turning everyday people into everyday community lifesavers.

We achieve this through education, training, health promotion, risk management, research, sport and advocacy.

Mission: To prevent loss of life and injury in the community with an emphasis on the aquatic environment.

Vision: To build a healthy, strong and safe aquatic community through access to water safety education and training.

Strategy: Our People, Our Lifestyle, our Water

Be Safe : In, on and around water from the RLSSANT Management Committee

NT News Extract Public Notices1.8.2015.

Notice of Annual General MeetingDear Members

The Management Committee of Royal Life Saving Society (Australia) NT Branch wishes to advise the following details of the Annual General Meeting.

Where: Darwin Sailing Club, Atkins Drive, Fannie Bay When: Wednesday 2nd September, 6pm -7pmDetails: Nibbles and Light refreshments supplied.

Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements presented to members

Voting Members must be 2015/2016 financial membersRSVP: by 4pm 28/8/15, phone or email to froberts@rlssa.org.au Phone: 8927 0400

For all further enquiries, please contact Floss.

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The Administrator hosted a function, celebrating 40 years of our Australian Honours system on the 29th of July.

www.itsanhonour.gov.au

Pictured: The Administrator of the Northern Territory, His Honour the Honorable John Hardy OAM, Acting Lord Mayor of the City of Darwin George Lambrinidis, Floss Roberts and Jill Dowd.

Pictured: The Administrator of the Northern Territory, His Honour the Honorable John Hardy OAM, Marie Hardy and David Blenheim.

Swim and Survive Petition

Royal Life Saving NT are concerned with the Swimming and Water Safety ability of Northern Territory Primary School students.

Our records indicate, in 2014 - 2015, 13,402 Northern Territory students participated in a Swimming and Water Safety Program. Of these, 830 were able to swim 50 metres and tread water for 2 minutes.

Only 3.3% of all NT Primary School aged students are achieving the National Benchmark of Swim and Survive, Active Level 4.

Please sign our petition to call on the Northern Territory Government to fund students in Years 4, 5 & 6 to have access to Swimming and Water Safety lessons as part of their Primary school program.

For more information email: ntswimsurvive@rlssa.org.au

Community

Thank you Lewis from Tropical Computers for all your assistance through-out the years.All the best on your amazing travel adventure too.22nd July 2015

Show Circuit 2015Alice Springs Show The Alice Springs Show was a great success. Thank you to Everyone who stopped by to visit Boof .

Show Circuit 2015Alice Springs Show It was great to talk water safety with our MLA’s at the Show.

Show Circuit 2015Tennant Creek ShowThank you to our politicians who stopped by to visit Royal Life Saving NT and for selecting their important water safety messages to share.

Show Circuit 2015Tennant Creek Show Congratulations to Michael, of the Emergency Services Team for guessing the correct number of ducks in our Keep Watch guess the Ducks competition

Show Circuit 2015

50th Katherine ShowCelebrating it’s 50th

anniversary, the Katherine show was full of smiles and excitement.

Show Circuit 2015

50th Katherine ShowCongratulations to Megan Horner, for winning the Keep Watch guess the Ducks competition

Show Circuit 2015

Royal Darwin ShowThankyou to everyone who stopped in to say hi to Royal Life Saving NT at this years Royal Darwin Show.

Show Circuit 2015

Royal Darwin ShowCongratulations to Tom Motcalfe, for winning the Keep Watch guess the Ducks competition

Show Circuit 2015

Royal Darwin ShowBoof loved hanging out with his friends Dirt Girl and Healthy Harold.

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This year Royal Life Saving NT participated in the shows across the Northern Territory. It was a lot of fun hard work but the goal was to talk water safety to families and community leaders.Staff manned stalls and travelled in work hours to make the initiative a success and thank you to the Team for having a positive can-do attitude for every show.We were also very lucky to have volunteers help out at every show, including their Public Holiday long weekend. For more information on becoming a volunteer for Royal Life Saving NT email nt@rlssa.org.au

Thank you to our 2015 Show Circuit Volunteers:• Petina Franklin • Jill Dowd• Stephen Gazzola• Joan Burns• Suzie Butler• Mark FitzSimons• Randall Cook• Fritz Risler• Jake Roberts• Sarah Dowd• Floss Roberts

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Fundraiser for sport!

We are officially up and running with our Pool Lifesaving AMART Community Kickbacks program! Very simple next time you are in AMART to purchase anything grab yourself a team member card and have the sales person link it to ROYAL LIFE SAVING DARWIN and 5% of your total transaction goes towards our pool lifesaving fund!

So please get on board with the program and feel free to share it with all your friends and families for more information email sportnt@rlssa.org.au

River Safety Project NT

. BE RiverSafe

The slogan comes with 5 key messages: 1. Look. Think. Decide2. Educate, Watch ya Mate3. Our Rivers, Your Family. Keep Watch4. River Safe is River Sober5. If its flooded, forget it

We were super excited to share our new River Safety slogan with the Katherine community as well as Fay Miller, Town Mayor & Willem Westra van Holthe MLA

River Safety Project NT

Some Katherine families sharing their “BE RiverSafe” slogan while at the 50th anniversary of the Katherine Show.

River Safety Project NT

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Congratulations to Catherine Johnson for being the winner of our $100 gift voucher for completing the River Safety survey that was conducted over 6 weeks, ending in May.

Thank you to Willem Westra van Holthe for stopping by at the Katherine show to draw out the lucky winner.

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

Clontarf Staff from Alice Springs & Tennant Creek successfully completed their Bronze Medallion & First Aid Training at the Alice Springs Aquatic Leisure Centre. Resuscitation skills & Aquatic rescue competencies were updated to keep their qualifications current.

Boof visited NT Swim School on their family open day on the 4th

of July.

Boof the Barra and Joan Visited the Palmerston Water Park 16th July 2015 to ensure the children where playing safe in the school holidays and to thank the Lifeguards for the great job they do every day.

Water Safety Awareness Program

Maxine attended the Baby Birds Mothers Group in Palmerston 2nd July 2015, 16 children registered in the Water Safety Awareness Program and completed the first session. Thank you Baby Birds for all your support.

Water Safety Awareness Program

Jill attended the NT Swim School Open Day on the 4th of July, 14 children registered in the Water Safety Awareness Program and completed the first session. Thank you NT Swim School for your continued support of the Water Safety Awareness Program.

Water Safety Awareness Program

In Alice Springs on the 27th of July 12 Children registered for the Water Safety Awareness Program and completed the first session.

Floss visited the MLA “Team Palmerston” to discuss the KEEP WATCH program.A big THANKYOU to Lia Finnocchiaro, Peter Chandler and Nathan Barrett for being Keep Watch Ambassadors.

Floss Visited MLA members from Darwin and surrounding areas to discuss the KEEP WATCH program. A big THANKYOU to Nova Peris, John Elferink, Ken Vowles and Gerry Wood for being Keep Watch Ambassadors.

MARICE , our wonderful Program coordinator and Swim and Survive team member, Celebrated her BIRTHDAY on the 2ND JULY .HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARICE!!

Water Safety Awareness ProgramAugust 2015 Dates for Session 1, Emergency Care

DAY DATE MONTH TIMES

Monday 31st August 9.00am – 10.00am

Monday 31st August 5.00pm – 6.00pm

Casuarina Library

Thursday 6th August 5.30pm – 6.30pm

Friday 7th August 9.15am – 10.15am

Wednesday 22nd August 2.15pm - 3.15pm

Palmerston Library

Tuesday 11th August 9.00am- 10.00am

Wednesday 5th August 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Alice Springs

To book a session please call 8927 0400 or email infantsnt@rlssa.org.au

Swim and Survive Do you know how you child’s swimming and water safety abilities compare with other children in the

Northern Territory?Royal Life Saving NT are conducting a survey to get a better understanding of the swimming abilities of Northern Territory children. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a few moments to complete this survey. Just click on the link below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KKDJ6B8

Swim and Survive Positions Vacant

Do you want work during school hours???

CASUAL SWIMMING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED!

Royal Life Saving Society NT is seeking AUSTSWIM qualified instructors to work within our Swim & Survive program.

Flexible hours in a fun work environment.

If you are interested in becoming AUSTWIM qualified please contact Wayne Van Sambeek on

8927 0400 or ntswimsurvive@rlssa.org.au for more information.

SPORTPool Lifesaving has recommenced in Alice Springs for term 3. Welcome back to Abbey and Erica who are keen to participate in the Nationals again this year and good to see so much enthusiasm from our younger members. Unfortunately we are losing young Joshua Cimiti, as he & his family leave for the Gold Coast,we wish them all the bestfor their future adventures. Alice Springs

Alice Springs Aquatic Centre

Monday Nights

4.30-5.30pm

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5.30-6.30pm (adults)

Wednesday Nights

4.30-6pm

Pool Lifesaving Squad

DarwinPool Lifesaving Darwin season

starts back on the 9th Sept 2015

Wednesday Night 6-7pm

Casuarina Pool

AUSTSWIM

Congratulations to the 2015 AUSTSWIM Award Recipients.

AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety

BROGEN BEGG – Katherine YMCA

AUSTSWIM

2015 AUSTSWIM Most Outstanding Contribution to AUSTSWIM

FLOSS ROBERTS

Face to Face First Aid training at Ludmilla for17 Transfield workers 27th July 2015

Candidates practicing their CPR Candidates practicing bandaging

Candidates practicing splints

Flexible First Aid training July 2015

Candidate practices bandaging - 28th July 2015

Candidate practices slings - 15th July 2015

Candidate practices bandaging - 9th July 2015 Practicing CPR - 14th July 2015

Face to Face First Aid training at the Chief Ministers Office22nd & 23rd July 2015

Staff practicing their CPR while using a defibrillator

Getting bandaged up

Maxine and Joan completed a STRA (Swim Teacher Rescue Award and CPR) Course at Stuart Park Primary on the 20th July 2015 5 teachers from Stuart Park, 1 from Berry Springs Primary and1 from Millner Primary.

Maxine conducted a First Aid Online Assessment for 2 defense personnel requiring First Aid.3rd July 2015

Pool Lifeguards Needed

Transfield Services is seeking committed pool lifeguards in

Darwin & Katherine.Must have current Pool Lifeguard

Qualification.

For more information contact Kathy Morgan

M: 0438 248 838E: morgank@transfieldservices.com

Royal Life Saving NT

Please help us spread the Royal Life Saving vision of building a healthy, strong and safe aquatic community by liking us on

Facebook and following us on Twitter.

RLSSANT have entered the world of Social Media

Water Safety NT

CalendarAugustMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

3 4First Aid Assessment Alice Springs & Darwin

5First Aid Course DarwinResuscitation

6First Aid Course DarwinPool Lifeguard Update Alice

7 8Bronze Medallion Alice SpringsResuscitation

9Bronze Medallion Alice Springs

10 11 12First Aid Course DarwinFirst Aid Assessment Alice

13First Aid Course DarwinFirst Aid Assessment Darwin

14 15 16

17 18 19 20First Aid Course Alice Springs

21First Aid Course Alice Springs

22Bronze Medallion Darwin

23Bronze Medallion Darwin

24 25 26 27 28 29AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infants and Preschool Aquatics Alice

30AUSTSWIM Teacher of Access & Inclusion Alice Springs

Check out our website for course details: https://nt.training.royallifesaving.com.au

AUSTSWIM Teacher of Swimming & Water Safety Darwin

CalendarSeptemberMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

31 1 2AGM SailingClub 6-7pm

3 4Trainers Workshop Updates

5Trainers Workshop

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7 8 9 10First Aid Course Alice SpringsFirst Aid

Assessment Darwin

11First Aid Course Alice Springs

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14 15First Aid Assessment Alice Springs

16AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infants and Preschool Aquatics Darwin

17 18 19Bronze Medallion Darwin

20Bronze Medallion Darwin

21 22 23AUSTSWIM Teacher of Infants and Preschool Aquatics Darwin

24 25 26Bronze Medallion Alice Springs

27Bronze Medallion Alice Springs

28First Aid Assessment Darwin

29First Aid Course Darwin

30First Aid Course Darwin

Check out our website for course details www.royallifesaving.com.au